European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                L stateside views newcomers guilty of sin of Success Charles Osgood Tribune Media service Groucho Marx once observed a no one is completely unhappy Over the failure of his Best  most of us handle other Peoples failure very Well. We can be supportive sympathetic understanding. Failure is easy. A the one unpardonable sin against ones Fellows a Ambrose Bierce said a is  asian americans former boat people from Vietnam refugees from Cambodia Korea and Thailand immigrants from Japan China and elsewhere in that part of the world Are committing Bierce a unpardonable sin. They Are succeeding Here in this country. They Are doing Well. Not every single one not every single time but often enough to create the stereotype. One reason there has been so much asian bashing going on in new York City along the Louisiana Gulf coast and elsewhere in America is that Many of us can to stand the idea that somebody is making it Here. The fact that they Are doing so reflects a dreadful insensitivity on the part of these people from Asia. Who do they think they Are anyway it is horribly insensitive of asian students to be doing so Well in school especially since other americans done to seem to be learning very much from our educational system. The asians tend to show up in the classroom pay attention in class do their Homework study their lessons. As a consequence of this insensitive behaviour they tend to perform Well on tests and get better grades than their fellow students. The reason asian students take school seriously is that their parents pay attention to them and insist that they do the work. These parents probably do not realize How annoying they Are being to Many american parents who Are too Busy watching to to pay attention to what their own kids Are up to. Another thing about these asian immigrants is that they work so hard. Many asian Ameri cans get up Early in the morning and work until late at night. They Are willing to Knock themselves out building up their businesses. To work so hard and so Long when so Many other americans Are not working at All is insensitive to say the least to Many people in this country who Are on Public assistance and May not be doing any work at All. Failure to avoid work and disproportionately Low representation on the welfare Rolls is but another example of asian american insensitivity. The worst insensitivity of All however is that the asian americans done to seem to realize that the Horatio Alger Days Are Over. They continue to think of the United states of America As a a land of Opportunity where it is possible through the sweat of your own brow and your own Effort and intelligence to make a better life for yourself and your family. Some people just can to stand that. No kidding 1990�?Ts most expensive new cars Rolls Royce corniche my a $215,800 Rolls Royce Bentley Continental a $215,000 Rolls Royce Silver Spur ii �?$154,700 Rolls Royce Silver spirit ii �?$140,200 Rolls Royce Bentley mul Sanne s �?$133,200 source changing times maximum lifespan of six common Birds Raven a 69 years Pigeon a 35 years Canary a 24 years Cardinal a 22 years Sparrow a 20 years Robin a 12 years source Compton s encyclopedia the answer is a Zero Polar bears in Antarctica a record of year Quot grammy for beatles Battle scenes in a gone with the wind Quot times Ben Franklin ran for elective office profitable . Metro daily papers started in last 50 years source world features Syndicate pay 2m _